Vegetable cutter



J. VISTINE VEGETBLE CUTTER Aug. 28, 1923.

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vcutter casing carrying a Vlaterally extending bracket arm adapted for mounting upon a Patented Aug. 28, 1923.

i JOHN vIsrINE, or

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Application filed May 11,

To all whom fit may concern.'

Beit known that I, JOHN VISTINE, a citi-v Zen of the United States of America, residing at Cicero, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Vegetable Cutters, of which the following is Va specication.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in vegetable cutters and has for its primary object toprovide a convenient support such as atable top, the cutter and operating mechanism therefor being supported onthe bracket arm.

'With the above and otherobjects in view as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel v form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view, partly broken away of a vegetable cutter constructed in accordance with the present invention, the lateral bracket supporting arm therefor being illustrated as mounted upon a support, such as a table top,

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the device,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on line lll-H1 of Fig. 1 showing the driving means for the disk cutter,

Figure 41E-is a horizontal Ysectional view taken Aon line lV-IV ofFig; 3 showing the arcuate extension carried by the supporting bracket to which the upper casing section is secured, and Y Fifui'e 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line Vdlf `of Fig. 8 showing the disk cutter and the cutter blades carried thereby.

Referring more in detail to the accom` panying drawing, there is illustrated a vegetable cutter including a horizontal bracket 1 bifurcated at one end as at 2 to enclose a Y table top or other support 3 during mount- 1923. seri-a1A No. 638,313.

'lower casing section 8 encloses -at its upper end, the lower end of the upper casing section 6 and is supported by an arm 9 anchored as at 10 to the bracket 1, the upper casing section 6 being closedas at 11 while the lower casing section 8 is open at its vlower end as shown in Fig. '3.

The outer upper endof the arcuate eXtension 5 carries an extension arm 12 overlying the upper closed-end 11 ofthefcasing section 6 andV terminates axially thereof within 'a bearing 13, a corresponding arm le eX-v tending from the lower vend of the extension 5 and terminating in a bearing 15 axially of the casing.

A vertical shaft 16 is journaled in the bearings 13 and'15'of the extension arms 12 and 14, the upper end of the shaft 16 carrying a fixed pinion 17 meshing with a beveled gear 18 that is journaled in the outer end 19 of an arcuate arm 20 projecting upwardly `from the bracket 1 and overlying the cutter casing, the gear 18 carrying a handle 21 to effect rotation thereof.

A disk-22 is secured to the lower end of the shaft 16 belowthe arm 14, the disk being provided with diametrically opposite radial slots 23 over which the` edges of cutting blades 24 extend.

Vegetables are introduced into the upper casing section 6 through the opening affordedby the hinged cover section 11a and upon rotating the shaft 16 through the meshing gears 17 and 18, the disk 22 is rotated for moving the vegetables into engagement with the arm 14', the cutter blades 24 successively passing the arm 14 at a point beneath the same for slicing or cutting the vegetables that fall through the slotted openings 23.

While there .is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of thel invention as claimed. Y

What is claimed as new is 1. ln a vegetable cutter, a casing, a lateral bracket arm proj ecting therefrom for mounting on asupport, a vertical shaft journaled in the casing, a disk 'cutter carried by the r lower end thereof, means for Yrotating the shaft, the connection between the casing and "bracket armincluding an arcuate plate eX- ltensionV carried =by the bracket arm secured to the casing, said diskcutter including a plate having opposite radial openings, a n

1Knife blade overlying' each opening, and lat- I. eral arms Carried by the arcuate plate hav- Y braeket arm projecting therefrom `or mount- Y ing` on a support, a Vertical shaft ]ournaled' Vio ingr bearings at the ends in which the Ashaft is journaled. Y

2. In a Vegetable cutter, a casing, a lateral vin the casing, a disk cutter Carried by the" lower end theieoq means Yfor rotating the shaft, the connection between the casing' and 'backet arm ineludingan arcuate plate eX- tension carried by the backet arm secured to Vthe casing, said disk CutterY including a plate having opposite, radial openings, aV

above the cutting disk and forming an abutment cooperating with the knifeV blades.

ln testimony Wliefeof. afliX my signature.

Jenn V'IsTiNn. 

